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Jaelynn Hart / Staff Writer Congratulations, America! You’ve invented the very first ever time machine and have transported us back to the 1920s where equal rights haven’t been invented yet! Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has appeared in court to argue that employers should be allowed to fire their workers based on their sexual orientation.…

Jaelynn Hart / Staff Writer It’s not very often that humanity gets to pat itself on the back for having a positive effect on the environment, but scientists are labeling sea turtles as a “global conservation success story” as the population numbers rise away from the brink of extinction. Because of the many dangers causing the decline in…

Jaelynn Hart / Staff Writer If you identify as homosexual in Brazil, congratulations! You can now call into work sick, as they have just categorized homosexuality as an illness. A Brazilian federal judge, Waldema de Carvalho, overturned a 1999 Federal Council of Psychologydecision that banned the largely discredited practice of conversion therapy, forbidding psychologistsfrom offering widely…

Kristin Roman / Editor During the last week of September, Birmingham, Alabama “became the first city” in the state “to approve LGBT protections.” The City Council passed the new “fully inclusive” nondiscrimination ordinance with a 7-0 vote. It states that no one shall receive “differential treatment” based on one’s “race, color, religion, national origin, sex,…

Jaelynn Hart / Staff Writer Three hundred people have died following the earthquake in Mexico. This disaster was the second one to hit the country only two weeks after the 8.1 magnitude earthquake hit the southern regions that killed nearly one hundred people. On the 32nd anniversary of the Mexico City earthquake that killed nearly…

Jaelynn Hart / Staff Writer How many people would lose their lives if the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act succeeds? The results of this harrowing question are uncertain but statistics estimate it’ll be around 28,000 to 100,000 people per year. This is a shocking outcome for an effort that is essentially aimed…

Kristin Roman / Editor There may be no cure for HIV, but taking one pill daily could help lower one’s chance of becoming infected. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is for individuals who do not have the disease but have a high risk of contracting it; it is strictly a preventative and “sold under the name…

Alex Amenta / Editor It’s no secret that Puerto Rico is suffering from the aftermath of hurricane Maria; leaving millions of people without electricity and basic necessities, fuel is hard to find, cell towers are down, clean water is scarce, and farms are destroyed. Puerto Rican Officials have declared the situation a humanitarian crisis, and…

Dillon Buckley/ Staff Writer DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is a program introduced in June of 2012 by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. This program allows the children of undocumented immigrants to attend schools or work in the U.S., as long as these people are able to provide proof that they were brought…

Written by Miles Cox Staff Writer With the buzz of the IPhone X announcement coming out in early September, our ongoing voyage to the realms of sci-fi seems to be picking up pace at a great rate. But, before anyone can get too excited about OLED screens and tougher glass, the spotlight is on FaceID.…

By KRISTIN ROMAN / Editor September is National Suicide Prevention Month and the importance behind this is monumental; last year, 42,773 people died across the nation from suicide. Florida’s statistics are alarming, especially when one learns that they ranked 28th among all other states in 2016. According to the Florida Association of School Psychologists, suicide…

By CARRIE PINKARD / Staff Writer If you grew up in Florida you’re probably already dreading the idea of another scorching, mosquito-filled summer, where temperatures reach 105 degrees and alligators roam around like stray cats. Most of you probably already have plans to board up inside sipping lemonade and blasting the AC until school starts…

By KRISTIN ROMAN / Staff Writer On March 30th, the passing of House Bill 142 repealed North Carolina’s notorious bathroom bill, House Bill 2. This came after a near two-hour debate and a 70-48 vote in the Senate. H.B.142 repeals section one of H.B.2, which detailed that individuals had to use public facilities, such as…

By TRICHA SAINTIL / Staff Writer Chefs cook, dancer’s dance and paper towel sniffers sniff; yes, this is an actual job Google it. What all of these jobs have in common is that they require little to no professional training, although some type of formal education wouldn’t hurt because good any good professional simply practices…

By MATTHEW DIFEDE / Staff Writer On February 10, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) added the rusty patched bumble bee to the endangered species list. The listing of an endangered species gives authority to the FWS to buy important habitats, give aid to State wildlife agencies and carry out recovery plans. The rusty patched…